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Description

Mothers and babies have a physiologic need to be together at the moment of birth and during the hours and days that follow. Keeping mothers and babies together is a safe and healthy birth practice. Evidence supports immediate, uninterrupted skin-to-skin care after vaginal birth and during and after cesarean surgery for all stable mothers and babies, regardless of feeding preference. Unlimited opportunities for skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding promote optimal maternal and child outcomes. This article is an updated evidence-based review of the “Lamaze International Care Practices That Promote Normal Birth, Care Practice #6: No Separation of Mother and Baby, With Unlimited Opportunities for Breastfeeding,” published in The Journal of Perinatal Education, 16(3), 2007.

JEANNETTE T. CRENSHAW is an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Her professional work focuses on promoting evidence-based leadership, maternity, and preoperative fasting practices. She has consulted in China and the Middle East on implementing evidence-based maternity practices. Her leadership positions include treasurer of the United States Breastfeeding Committee and former president of Lamaze International.

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